HUNT ENGINEERING
Standard Terms And Conditions
GENERAL
HUNT ENGINEERING (U.K.) Ltd trading in the style HUNT ENGINEERING (the
company), submits all quotations and price lists and accepts all orders subject to the
following conditions of contract which apply to all contracts for goods supplied or work
done by them or their employees to the exclusion of all other representations, conditions
or warranties, express or implied.
The buyer agrees to execute and return any license agreements as may be required by the
company in order to authorise the use of those licensable items. If the licensable item is
to be resold this condition shall be enforced by the re-seller on the end customer.
Each order received by the company will be deemed to form a separate contract to which
these conditions apply and any waiver or any act of non-enforcement or variation of these
terms or part thereof shall not bind or prejudice the company in relation to any other
contract.
The company reserves the right to re-issue its price list at any time, and to refuse to
accept orders at a price other than at the price stated on the price list in force at the
time of order.
The company reserves the right to vary the specification or withdraw from offer any of
its products without prior warning.
The company reserves the right to refuse to accept any contract that is deemed to be
contrary to the company's policies in force at the time.
PRICING
All prices shown on the company’s price list, or on quotations offered by them,
are based upon the acceptance of these conditions. Any variation of these conditions
requested by the buyer could result in changes in the offered pricing or refusal to
supply.
All quoted pricing is in Pounds Sterling and is exclusive of VAT, and delivery. In
addition to the invoiced value the buyer is liable for all import duty as may be
applicable in the buyer’s location. If there is any documentation required for import
formalities, whether or not for the purposes of duty assessment, the buyer shall make this
clear at the time of order.
DELIVERY
All delivery times offered by the company are to be treated as best estimates and no
penalty can be accepted for non compliance with them. The standard estimation of delivery
terms is 4 weeks or less from acceptance of order or resolution of any technical issues,
whichever is the later.
Delivery shall be made by the company using a courier service of its choice. The cost
of the delivery plus a nominal fee for administration will be added to the invoice issued.
If multiple shipments are requested by the buyer, multiple delivery charges will be made.
In the case of multiple deliveries separate invoices will be raised.
If requested at the time of ordering an alternative delivery service can be used, but
only if account details are supplied to the company so that the delivery can be invoiced
directly to the buyer by the delivery service.
The buyer accepts that any TBA scheduled orders not completed within twelve months from
the date of acceptance of the original order, can be shipped and invoiced by the company
in full at any time after completion of that twelve month period.
INSURANCE
All shipments from the company are insured by them. If any goods received by the buyer
are in an unsatisfactory condition, the following courses of action shall be taken.
If the outer packaging is visibly damaged, then the goods should not be accepted from
the courier, or they should be signed for only after noting that the packaging has
sustained damage.
If the goods are found to be damaged after unpacking, the company must be informed
immediately.
Under no circumstances should the damaged goods be returned, unless expressly
authorised by the company.
If the damage is not reported within 48 hours of receipt, the insurers of the company
shall bear no liability.
Any returns made to the company for any reason, at any time shall be packaged in the
original packaging, or its direct equivalent and must be adequately insured by the buyer.
Any equipment sent to the company for any purpose, including but not limited to
equipment originally supplied by the company must be adequately insured by the buyer while
on the premises of the company.
PAYMENT
The company's terms of payment for all account holders is 30 days net month end in the bank account of the
company. In all other cases payment is required in advance of delivery.
Any charges incurred in making the payment, either currency conversion or otherwise
shall be paid by the buyer.
The company reserves the right to charge interest at a rate of 2% above the base rate
of Barclays Bank PLC on any overdue accounts.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
The company offer a dedicated technical support telephone line, and an email address.
Also it will accept faxed support queries.
Technical support will be given free of charge for 12 months from the date of invoice,
for queries regarding the use of the products in the system configuration for which they
were sold. Features not documented in the user manual or a written offer of the company
will not be supported. Interfacing with other products other than those that are
pre-approved by the company as compatible will not be supported. If the development tools
and system hardware is demonstrably working, no support can be given with application
level problems.
WARRANTY
The company offers as part of a purchase contract 12 months warranty against parts and
defective workmanship of hardware elements of a system. The basis of this warranty is that
the fault be discussed with the company's technical support staff before any return is
made. If it is agreed that a return for repair is necessary then the faulty item and any
other component of the system as requested by those staff shall be returned carriage paid
to the company. Insurance terms as discussed in the INSURANCE section will apply.
Returned goods will not be accepted by the company unless this has been expressly
authorised.
After warranty repair goods will be returned to the buyer carriage paid by the company
using their preferred method.
Faults incurred by abuse of the product (as defined by the company) is not covered by
the warranty.
Attempted repair or alteration of the goods as supplied by the company, by another
party immediately invalidates the warranty offered.
Under no circumstances will the company be liable for any incidental or consequential
damage or expense of any kind, including, but not limited to, personal injuries and loss
of profits arising in connection with any contract or with the use, abuse, unsafe use or
inability to use the company's goods.
The company's maximum liability shall not exceed, and the customer's remedy is limited
to, either i) repair or replacement of the defective part or product or at the company's
option ii) return of the product and refund of the purchase price, and such remedy shall
be the customer's entire and exclusive remedy.
Warranty of software written by the company shall be limited to 90 days warranty that
the media is free from defects, and no warranty expressed or implied is given that the
computer software will be free from error or will meet the specification requirements of
the buyer.
The terms of any warranty offered by a third party whose software is supplied by the
company will be honoured by the company exactly. No other warranty is offered by the
company on these products.
Returns of faulty equipment after the warranty period has expired, shall be accompanied
with a purchase order good for 200 pounds sterling to cover re-test and fault assessment
charges. The company may at its discretion make a quotation for repair of the equipment or
declare that the equipment is beyond repair. The customer's liability will not exceed the
200 pounds sterling unless a further purchase order for the repair is issued.
PASSING OF RISK AND TITLE
The passing of risk for any supply made by the company shall occur at the time of
delivery. The title however shall not pass to the buyer until payment has been received in
full by the company.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The buyer agrees to preserve the IPR of the company at all times, and that no contract
for supply of goods involves loss of IPR by the company unless expressly offered as part
of the contract by the company.
GOVERNING LAW
This agreement and performance of both parties shall be governed by English law.
Any disputes under any contract entered into by the company shall be settled in a court
of the company’s choice operating under English law, and the buyer agrees to attend
any such proceedings. No action can be brought arising out of any contract more than 12
months after the completion of the contract.
INDEMNITY
The buyer shall indemnify the company against all claims made against the company by a
third party in respect of the goods supplied by the company.
SEVERABILITY
If any part of these terms and conditions is found to be illegal, void or unenforceable
for any reason, then such clause or section shall be severable from the remaining clauses
and sections of these terms and conditions which shall remain in force
WEEE – WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
The company will ensure that any end of life items
received with prior arrangement, will be processed in the best available manner.
The company should be informed that items are being sent and the shipment should
be made at the expense of the customer to the company. This offer is limited to
“Circuit boards” that have been supplied by the company and specifically
excludes any associated computers, housings and power supplies that have been
used with them. This applies to all Boards supplied by the company regardless of
the date of supply. While this offer exceeds the legal requirements the company
reserves the right to amend its policy without notice.
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